Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Advice from Axiom Owners Anyone using an M80 for a center channel?

I want a vertical M80-like center, but at half the height. Okay, I'd even go for 2/3 the height.

Try an M60.

There's only 2 inches of difference in height.

There should be an "M40", if you will. Half an M80, same 3 drivers, but only one of each. That'll probably make it an 8 Ohm speaker, slightly less sensitive, and less power handling, but the same flat response. Wouldn't be much taller than an M22.

Seems Axiom is open to custom builds. Do it!

Well I'm glad, I guess, to know that there others of you out there like me who are interested in a little more from their center channel. I've been very happy with the VP 150 for dialogue in movies, etc, but I've always felt a bit disappointed when it came to listening to multi-channel music (DVD-Audio, SACD) and concert videos. I felt like it just couldn't quite keep up with my M80's. I'm very interested to see what Axiom is up to, although I may still just go with another M80 since it will be hidden behind the screen. We'll see.

I was just wondering why noone every bothered mentioning the step-child M50 floor standers, although just 4 inches shorter than the M80 may be the reason.

Chris, they got rid of the M40 years ago.

You have touched on point of discussion which I would agree is probably the only area that Axiom might be lacking in speaker offerings. Somewhat larger bookshelf speakers(with a couple of 6 and half inch woofers) which could also be used as a center channel in whatever speaker configuration they deem would sound the best. In the past I had Paradigm Studio 40's with a similar configuration and when I replaced them with M22s, as good as they sounded, in a home theater application at fairly loud volumes, they(M22s) strained a little at the mid-low end. That little bigger woofer seemed to make a difference(with less strain) in the transition from mid-low end to sub.

These could be also used in an LCR configuration for those that don't have the room for floor standing speakers yet for someone like myself who, for awhile now , has been "harping" about an optional larger center channel.

Well, it's a different thing that Chris is talking about. That idea came up a fair amount back when there was an M40...

Maybe MML wasn't so crazy after all...

How about a VP160 Center Channel. Lay this guy down horizontal in front of the screen and you should be in business.